If a resident could harm him/herself by using the control to bring their
lift chair to a standing position is it a restraint to unplug the chair
or keep the control out of reach? This person would not be able to rise
unassisted out of a regular recliner but is at risk of falling forward
if the chair is brought to a partially upright position such as to
prepare for standing. She used to be able to manage this all
independently, and it's her own personal chair. For that matter, does
anyone code a regular recliner as a restraint if the person could
theoretically rise from a straight-back chair but not from the recliner?
This is a person unable to stand or ambulate unassisted but now failing
in cognition and, thus, judgment.
Thanks, Sally
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